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S3DA Northeastern National Outreach Coordinator, Bob Gattorna, met the Bisbee family in 2014 while attending the International Bowhunting Organization’s (IBO) Northeast Championship Series 3D regional shoot. Thomas Charles “T” Bisbee, the son of Scott and Jennifer Bisbee, was an up-and-coming youth shooter in 3D archery at the time. His family instilled in him a passion for the outdoors at an early…

Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Danyell Kemerer as the Ohio S3DA State Coordinator. Danyell will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Ohio, including promoting the program across the state to gain team and individual memberships, providing training for new coaches, and dividing the state into regions and building a team of regional coordinators to oversee and manage those…

The Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation (TSSA) is a non-profit organization that focuses on tree stand safety and ensures that every hunter that uses a tree stand does so in a safe manner so that he or she comes home safe to their family and friends. The mission of the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation is to significantly reduce tree…

Scholastic 3-D Archery announces Shane Mowery as the new Idaho S3DA State Coordinator. Shane will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Idaho including tournaments, training, and the division of the state into regions. Shane has tremendous reach in the outdoor industry and plans to use the resources he’s gleaned within his career to influence participation in the program.…

Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Jayne White as the new Missouri S3DA State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, Jayne will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Missouri, including promoting the program across the state to gain team and individual memberships, providing trainings for new coaches, and providing S3DA participants with multiple monthly competition venues (tournaments) with minimal travel.…

Young Guns Archery Coach and founder Heath McDonald lost his battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer on September 30th, 2022. Matthew Steward was recently awarded the first annual Memorial scholarship honoring his late coach. Heath’s wife, Julie McDonald stated, “Matthew is exactly why we started our Young Guns Archery program, and we are extremely proud to help this well deserving young…

Scholastic 3-D Archery is pleased to announce Ryan Miller as the Wisconsin S3DA State Conservation Coordinator. Ryan will work with Patty Reel, S3DA National Conservation Coordinator and Scott Fuchs, Wisconsin S3DA State Coordinator, to provide S3DA members across the state with outdoor-related activities and education that is centered around conservation. Ryan states, “Any day that I can be outdoors with…

Scholastic 3-D Archery is proud to announce Drew Kazenski as the Illinois S3DA State Conservation Coordinator. Drew will work alongside S3DA National Conservation Coordinator, Patty Reel, and Illinois S3DA State Coordinator, Steve Groom, to provide members across the state archery and hunting education along with conservation-related activities. Drew stated, “I got interested in conservation because I wanted to give back…

South Carolina S3DA was invited to set-up an archery and conservation booth at the annual Quest for the Record Book event at Lakewood Baptist Church located on Oakdale Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Quest for the Record Book is a popular religious organization run by a local group of men applying the calling on their lives by God to…

Scholastic 3-D Archery recently held their 3rd annual Western 3D National Championship at the Great Divide Ski Area and the 2nd annual Western Outdoor Target National Championship at the Siebel Soccer Complex in Helena, Montana. Helena is the capital city of the state of Montana and the seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena is known as the “Queen City…

S3DA recently held the 6th annual Eastern Outdoor Target National Championship at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The inaugural S3DA Outdoor Target National Championship in 2017 was held in the same location and some archers have been in the program long enough to have attended both events and recognize the incredible changes in the program over that…

The Midlands HEAT archery team hosted an Outdoor Target Regional tournament for South Carolina S3DA at the Barr Road Sports Complex in Lexington, South Carolina. The Barr Road Sports Complex Director, Erin Chinners along with Midlands Archery Center Coaches Indy and Teresa Deliz have been instrumental in the growth of the South Carolina S3DA program. The staff at the Midlands…